Professional Report

been approved by ODE. Such students could also be assigned to a

licensed speech-language pathologist.

A teacher other than the “teacher of record” may also provide the

reading services so long as that teacher meets the qualifications and the

teacher of record and principal agree to this assignment.

The district shall also offer to parents the option to receive appropriate

services from a provider other than the school district (apparently at

district expense). These providers can be screened and approved by

either the department of education or the school district. Students

utilizing such services and demonstrating reading proficiency prior to the

start of fourth grade shall be promoted.

The district shall also provide instruction in other subjects

“commensurate with student achievement levels” in those specific

academic fields.

If a district cannot provide sufficient teachers meeting the qualifications

for working with students, it must develop and submit to ODE a staffing

plan that will indicate how students will be assigned to teachers and how

the district plans to meet the requirements for qualified teachers.

If a district has submitted a staffing plan to ODE because it cannot meet

the requirements for the qualifications of teachers, the plan can be

extended annually through the 2015-2016 school year by ODE so long

as the district requests the extension and has submitted a “detailed

report” on its progress in meeting the teacher qualifications requirement.

For English language learners and for students on an IEP, reading

instruction can be provided by a teacher who holds an alternative

credential approved by ODE or has successfully completed training that

is based on principles of scientifically research-based reading instruction

that has been approved by the department.

For those students who will receive intervention services, the district

must develop within sixty days of receiving results from the assessment

the reading improvement and monitoring plan. This plan (the

development of which has involved the student’s parents and classroom

teacher) must include all of the following:

1) Identification of the student’s specific reading deficiencies;

2) A description of the additional instructional services and

support that will be provided to the student to remediate the

identified reading deficiencies;

2) Opportunities for the student’s parent or guardian to be

involved in the instructional services and support;

4) A process for monitoring the extent to which the student

receives the instructional services and support;

5) A reading curriculum during regular school hours that does all

of the following:

b.Assists students to read at grade level;

c.Provides scientifically based and reliable assessment;

d.Provides initial and ongoing analysis of each student’s